Assisted living communities charge your loved one for the care the provide.  There are two main ways that they determine how much to charge.  One way is by determining the level of care your loved one needs on a daily basis and the other is by charging for each task […]

What happens if your aging parent or elderly loved one becomes a fall risk while living at the assisted living community?  What is the responsibility of the community?  Will your loved one have to move out?  This episode discusses this issue so you will be equipped to deal with this […]

Most people think that you need money – private pay dollars – to be admitted to a nursing home.  However, in some situations it’s actually preferred if you are out of money and Medicaid eligible.  This means that if you are worried because your loved one needs nursing home care […]

You’ve got to do something – and you do it – but it doesn’t feel right.  You have a wave of regret because the results are so good that now you feel like you should have done it sooner.  Try to give yourself a break.  Taking action is hard.  Taking […]

At some point when your loved one is living in an assisted living community you might hear the phrase “Medicaid bed.”  You may hear that in order for them to receive Medicaid benefits in the community a Medicaid bed must be available.  But what does that mean and how does […]

Medicaid usually allows your aging parent or elderly loved one to have an irrevocable prepaid funeral when they apply for benefits but what does that mean and why would Medicaid care?  This episode will discuss the difference between revocable and irrevocable prepaid funerals and why the type of prepaid funeral […]